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Follow beer writer, Troy Burtch, as he explores the wonderful world of craft beer and the pubs that serve it. Great Canadian Beer is a place to come to catch up on beer news, read tasting notes, check out event listings, and for pub previews and reviews.

Toronto Beer Week - Day Four

The Monk’s Table
1276 Yonge Street - (416) 920-9074
7:00pm
Hancock and the History of Weiss beer
Michael Hancock regales about the noble history of the Wheat Beer during a three course prix fixe with food pairings by Adam Grant

Kilgour's Bar Meets Grill
509 Bloor Street West (416) 923-7680
1:00pm
Lunch with Grand River Brewing: Enjoy special recipes that incorporate Grand River's Hannenberg Pils and Mill Race Mild and wash them down with the same beers.

Rhino
1249 Queen St W
6pm
Adventures Of The Gourd: Harvest Beer Festival - Fresh from the Harvest will be two local pumpkin beers, both available in cask and keg- Great Lakes Pumpkin Ale & Grand River Highballer Pumpkin Ale. Experience the interpretations of two different brewers and discover the nuances of keg versus cask! Then check out the 2010 Muskoka Harvest Pale Ale in combination with the award winning “10 Bitter Years Pale Ale” from the Black Oak Brewery. Brewmaster, beer writer and beer aficionado, Bill White, will share his extensive knowledge and passion for beer as he guides us on our journey with beers from Church Key, Denison’s and Scotch Irish rounding out our travels. Bon voyage! Come and help us crown the “King of the Gourds”.

Trevor Kitchen and Bar
38 Wellington Street East
4pm - Close
Beer and Food Pairings
All week long we'll be running a bar feature, an order of kobe beef burgers and a pint of Mill St. Tankhouse Ale or a Salt Cured Foie Gras Club Sandwich and a bottle of Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA for $23.

Betty’s
240 King Street East
Wellington Brewery Tasting – Various beers from Guelph’s Wellington Brewery will be in the spotlight. Work your way through the samples, taking notes along the way.

BQM
Ossington & Diner on Queen West
Burger and Beer Promotion – For the entire week, at both BQM locations, you can enjoy a Bacon and Blue Cheese Burger with a Blanche de Chambly for $10.

Toronto Beer Week Ladies Night
7:00pm Duggan's Brewery, 75 Victoria Street
8:15pm beerbistro, 18 King Street East
9:30pm Trevor Kitchen and Bar, 38 Wellington Street East
Calling all women who appreciate flavour. Join us for a casual meander around 3 local bars, enjoying craft beer and camararderie along the way. Oh, and men are welcome too! Free Toronto Beer Week t-shirts for the first two females to show up.

The Gladstone Hotel - Melody Bar
1214 Queen St West
7pm - 9pm
Horizontal Tasting with Mill St. Brewery - The better part of the Mill St. lineup will be on offer this evening.

La Palette
492 Queen St W
Bar Brawl! - Try any three draughts in a flight (4 ounces each) and the chef will pair it with an amuse-bouche (a made-to-order snack) for $9. Also featuring a week-long beer inspired menu.

Fermentations!
201 Danforth Ave.
(416)778-9000
7:00-8:00 pm
Beer School – The One Class You Can Pass! - Classic Belgian Wit Beer
What's with that cloudy yellow beer? Come and learn about the brewing of the once forgotten but now popular classic recipe for Belgian Wheat (Wit) Beers and the other countries' version of the wheat ale, while our brewmaster puts together our best version of Pierre Celis's revived recipe. No charge for watching and learning.

Duggan’s Brewery
75 Victoria Ave
Oktoberfest Party with George Kash - German styled beers and food! Sample our #3 German Pils, #4 Kolsch, #13 Weiss and #19 Bock. We also have a special Oktoberfest menu on til Sat Oct 2nd

The Only Café
972 Danforth Avenue
A Great Lakes Brewery Cask Tasting –Great Lakes will be tapping a cask at the bar. 6pm start time - $10